Merry-go-round



March 6, 1928.

C. W. FIELD MERRY-GO -ROUND Eild Feb. '7. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 @Home syl:

March 6, 1928.

C. W. FIELD MERRY-Go-ROUND Filed Feb. v, 192s 2 sheotrsneet 2 3x1/iunior. WTE/cdd Cyrus am n NW QW fg, m e fa m umy@ x M j l, /LM L n. Q wm Q m. U .v% Y .0% @mm1 attorney Patented Mar. 6, 1928.

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i'ivm'nari-ero Rouivng" Y i 'Appiicafioa mearebruarpy 7.1925.' serial No'. 7,655.)`

'This invention relates to kan amusement apparatus and more particularly to manually operated merry-go-r'ounds.'A l

The object of the inventionlis to 'provide an amusement apparatus -of this character of simple and strong construction, which ymay be turned backward when desired,Y without danger of breaking of the partsV torender the device inoperative. With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention reside'sin the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter 'described and claimed,` it being' understood that changes in the precise embodiment V,of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

yReferring to the drawings: Figure 1 is an elevational view partly in section illustrating a merry-go-round const-ructed in accordance with vthe invention.

Figure 2 isa side elevational view partly in section'of a slightly Ymodified form of.

merry-go-round.

Figure 3 is a plan viewof the base carried casting, detached. l

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view' of the beam carried sleeve.

Referring to the drawings inV detail, the reference character 1Z1 indicates the main 0r supportingbeam of th-e merry-go-round to which thev frame 40y is secured, and depends' therefrom. Y Revolubly mounted on the frame 40 are the substantially small gears 3 and v 4 which are connected by means of 'rods 19"J with the levers 8b located adjacent to the seat 5* in which the riders sit and operate these levers to impart rotary Vmotion to the gears 3 and 4 which mesh with the large yfixed gear 2a and by means of which revoluble motion is imparted to the l'beam 1a. Thesupporting base 1()a has a post 11a fixedly mounted therein and rising therefrom. A sleeve 37`is fixed toy this post and is loosely encircled by the frame 40 and eX- tends above said frame bearing-at its upper end one end member 38 of a ball bearing,

the other member lbeing borneby the lower end of the sleeve la'which is fixed to land depends from the beanrla and receivesthe upper end of the fixed post 11a.

The gear 2a is fixed Vto the fixed-sleeve 37 by any 4Suitable" means, being lhere shown a metal casting 41 fixed to the base. casting 41 has its upper end reduced asV l. Ink a device a base, acasting supported on the base andv n 110 keyed l thereto so' that it .isv held stationary wlthlthe result that `'when the gears3 and`4 meshing therewith are turned, vthe beam vla" will be correspondingly' revolvedand it may' f be either turned backward or forward with-vk out dangerof injuring 'the mechanism.y By arranging the seatsv? facing inwardly and longitudinallyof the beam l, the driving mechanism for the gears 3v and 4 may be a direct drive instead of through means of a bell crank and connecting links and In this form, `the supporting basev b is y similar to that usedin- Figure 1` andy has risingv therefrom, the fixed post l1D with shown at 42 to receive the cross bar of the bracket a which depends fromr the beam 1b. This casting 41 is fixedly connected with the post 11b by any suitable `means, a set ThisL ee Y screw 43v being here shown for this purpose and it isshown equipped with radially extending apertured'feet 45 which are secured to thebase 10h by a screw.

This centrally disposedlarge gear 2b is" fixedly secured tothe post 11b by a set screw A 44 or otherwise vand the smaller rotary gears 3 and 4 mesh therewith and are'mounted `on the-bracket 40a. A ball bearing 50 is mountn edv onthel post 1lb` above the large geary 2b, one member 51 beingy fixed to said post in any suitable manner, while the othermember 42rotates on the fixed member." The sleeve 15b' whiehfdepends fromy the beam 1b' is fixed thereto and yhas an Vrannular flange 46 on its lowerv 4end 'which rests on the ball bearing member'k 52 and the weightfof the beam causes it lto turn with said member 52'so that when the occupants of the seats 5 operate the levers 8, the gears Sand 4 will be rotated and engaging with the fixed gear 2* will cause the beam l" to revolve around the post 11b.

I'claimz,Y

of the character described,

having an upper redud end Portion, a

shaiftv extending upwardly from the base, a beam having seats at its ends, abracket'extending downwardly from the beam and having an opening yto receive the reduced end portion,`a gearon the shaft, a plurality of gears carried by Vthebra'clret7 manually vcontrolled means for operating the laetmen toned gears, to rotate the beam,'and'ant friction means for suppontingfthe-Weghtof the beam.

2. In a` device of the ycharacter described,

a' base', a: casting .supported vby' the base, a beam, a shaft extending ,through f the casting neeneie and on w-heh the-beam isdnou-nted, an elon-V gated bracket member 'having an opening y sai bracket member having upstanding right y Vangled extremities .secured ,toi the beam, ,aY

plurality ofgea'r'supp'ort'ed'by 'thebraok'etg l' and manually Controlled mea-ns for operating through whichv the shaft extends,

theV gears to rotate the beam.

In testimony tbat'I vcla-im the foregoing Y as' my own, I have hereto affixed my signaf intensA weer AFini-Jn; 

